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Eat Less ... Exercise Less

...high levels of exercise used in combination with a decrease in calorie intake results in 8 percent to 10 percent reductions in body weight following a 12-month intervention.. Moreover, participants randomized to vigorous exercise intensity did not have greater weight loss than those randomized to a similar...

A new Vaccine for Pneumonia

...an accompanying editorial, the authors write, “The decrease in these two outcomes were remarkably similar in both U.S. children and South African children. However, in South Africa about one third of the cases of invasive disease caused by serotypes included in the vaccine were associated with meningitis, a m...

Black tea said to lower cholesterol

... who drank black tea for three weeks experienced a decrease of between 7 percent and 11 percent in their low-density lipoprotein (LDL), or so-called bad cholesterol. Exactly what caused the LDL cholesterol level to drop in those who consumed tea was unknown, but tests are being conducted to determine if the ...

Corticosteroids Safe for Bones

...ous studies have shown inhaled corticosteroids can decrease a person’s bone mineral density. However, researchers now say long-term use of ICS therapy is not associated with a significant change in BMD. // Corticosteroids are commonly used to treat asthmatics and people with chronic obstructive pulmonary dis...

Corticosteroids Safe for Bones

...ous studies have shown inhaled corticosteroids can decrease a person’s bone mineral density. However, researchers now say long-term use of ICS therapy is not associated with a significant change in BMD.// Corticosteroids are commonly used to treat asthmatics and people with chronic obstructive pulmonary diso...

Bone Marrow Cells Help Heart Attack Patients

...d with stem cells saw their average area of damage decrease from a 33 percent left ventricle circumference to a 14 percent circumference. The treated group also saw the contraction speed of the heart increase from 1.5 centimeters per second to 3.3 centimeters per second. The fraction of blood pumped out of th...

Mattresses do Play a Role in Low Back Pain

...ho used the medium-firm mattresses also reported a decrease in the need for pain killing drugs. Researchers say, their findings stress that recommendations for daily living, such as what kind of mattress to use, may have a relevant effect on the clinical course of low-back pain....

Link Between Alcohol and Decrease in Brain Size

... between low to moderate alcohol consumption and a decrease in brain size of middle-aged adults. As alcohol consumption increased, the MRI identified increases in the spaces that do not contain brain tissue -- an indication of brain deterioration. However, no consistent link was found between alcohol intake...

Benefits and Risks of Asthma Treatment Questioned

...f the patient. ?h ICS therapy is associated with a decrease in childhood growth rates, but the effect is small and studies suggest it may not persist with long-term therapy. Adult height of asthmatic children treated with ICS therapy is not substantially different from adult height attained by nonasthmatic ch...

Suicide Prevention Program – Having its Intended Effec

... in 1997.In addition researchers have also noted a decrease in several other factors thought to be associated with the community-wide effort, such as homicide, family violence, and accidental death. Researchers believe these findings suggest a similar program might be effective in other settings. They say ...

Low Protein Levels A Possible Indicator For A Miscarriage

...also feel that the crucial question is whether the decrease in concentrations of MIC1 is connected to the pathological processes of a miscarriage. But they add if the results of this study can be confirmed, then this could lead to new therapies to prevent pregnancy loss....

New Medication May Decrease The Frequency Of Angina Attacks

...umption. When compared to the placebo results, the decrease in angina attacks were slightly less than one per week for those in the 750 mg group and somewhat more than one per week in the 1,000 mg group. They also found exercise duration increased by nearly two minutes for those in the ranolazine therapy grou...

Reducing Number Of Cigarettes Not Enough

...educe the number of cigarettes smoked per day also decrease their risk of lung cancer. Investigators report an overall reduction in carcinogen levels at nearly all of the study intervals as the 92 patients who completed the study reduced the number of cigarettes smoked each day. Researchers say the results ...

Reducing TB With Ultraviolet Light

.... In experimental conditions -- light is found to decrease bacteria so researchers say there should not be any reason it wouldn’t be effective in a homeless congregate setting.However, researchers say their expectations need to be confirmed by a team of epidemiologists who will officially determine and asses...

A Combination Of Drugs Effective In The Treatment Of Hormone-Refractory Prostate Cancer

... treatment. Among these patients, 50% had a marked decrease in pain and improvement in ECOG performance status, according to specialists. In 8 cycles, due to the response to treatment, the dose of vinorelbine was reduced 50% and in 4 cycles it was reduced 75%. The mitoxantrone dose was reduced 50% in 5 cycles...

New Hope For Skin Disease

...skin, as well as the higher doses, seem to somehow decrease the excessive thickening of the skin that’s part of the morphea and thin it back out to a normal level -- making it flexible again. After four months of treatment, Tibuni says she can feel the difference. “The redness and tightness has gone away fr...

Eating Fiber Reduces The Risk Of Heart Disease

...umed per day, study researchers found a 14-percent decrease in the risk of coronary heart disease. They also found for each 10-gram increment of fiber consumed per day, there’s a 27-percent decreased risk of dying from coronary heart disease. Specifically, researchers found fiber from cereal and fruit seems t...

The Side Effects Of Estrogen Therapy

...show estrogen alone does not appear to increase or decrease the risk of heart disease as combination hormone t...cancer. Researchers say the hormone does appear to decrease the risk of hip fractures, yet, they found estrogen increases the risk of stroke, and preliminary da...

Helping Cancer Patients Fight Fatigue

...rent factors, the ECAM group experienced a greater decrease in fatigue over time compared to the other group of patients. ...

New Virus : A Threat In the Future?

...n of primate bushmeat hunting has the potential to decrease the frequency of the disease emergence. However researchers say that so far no diseases have been observed in humans from foamy viruses but if this virus behaves like HIV, it is possible that foamy viruses could happen in humans after a long incub...

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